kitty-cornered
Across the intersection
Kitty-cornered means positioned diagonally across from something, typically at an intersection: The pharmacy is kitty-cornered from the bank.
The word has nothing to do with cats—it derives from "cater-cornered," from a French word for four.
Regional variants include catty-cornered, catercorner, and kitty-corner.
Chiefly American.
Across opposing corners
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- crosswiseAt right angles
- slantedAngled from vertical
angled · across · opposite · athwart · transverse · cater-corner · bias · skewed
From side to side
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
- facingDirected toward something
- adjacentDirectly next to
- neighboringSituated beside another
abutting · bordering · over · beyond · intersection · corner · crossroads · situated
cornerwise
Across opposing corners
slanted · angled · across · opposite · athwart · transverse · cater-corner · bias · skewed · crisscross
across
From side to side
neighboring · abutting · bordering · over · beyond · intersection · corner · crossroads · situated · located
kitty-corneredparallel
Equidistant at all points
perpendicular · adjacent · side by side · next door · aligned
kitty-corneredstraight
Not curved or crooked
direct · square · orthogonal · right-angled · rectilinear